Community Engagement in Australia
We're here to serve Australia
We're serious about playing a key role in the communities around our key operations by supporting STEM education, enriching communities, and supporting charitable causes locally and nationally. Our teams here in Australia carry out an extensive program of outreach across the country.
Australian War Memorial
Leidos first partnered with the Australian War Memorial in 2017 on a multi-year project to deliver ‘On Closer Inspection’, a series of immersive 360-degree experiences. Through the use of 360-degree video and virtual reality technology visitors can explore and interact with some of the Memorial's historic large technology objects inside and out.
Leidos has now committed to further multi-year support to enhance digital access to the Memorial’s National Collection materials, helping to educate the public on the Australian experience of war. In particular, Leidos will fund development of web transcription platforms which will facilitate the review and correction of software-generated transcriptions of printed records, journals and diaries, audio and video recordings, and photograph tags. As well as providing a platform and opportunity for the public to actively support the work of the Memorial, the outcome will aid improved accessibility to the digital collections – online, anywhere, anytime. For more information, please visit awm.gov.au.
Bravery Trust
Leidos has been a proud partner of Bravery Trust since 2017. Bravery Trust provides urgent financial support and financial counselling to current and former members of the Australian Defence Force and their families. It provides a financial safety net to those who have suffered an injury or illness as a result of their service and who are experiencing hardship.
Leidos is a Foundation Partner of Bravery Trek, an annual fundraising event where participants commit to walk, swim, cycle or wheelchair the equivalent distance of an iconic military related route or significant military achievement, and fundraise to support the important work of Bravery Trust. For more information, please visit braverytrust.org.au and braverytrek.com.au.
In the community
Our extensive outreach in Australia features many inspiring projects, partners, and people that enrich the fabric of the communities in which they live and work.
Leidos Australia is proud to be an Official Supporter of The Invictus Games #IG2018. As the opening ceremony kicked off this weekend, we wish all competitors and their families and friends from around the globe good luck for the week ahead! #GameOnDownUnder
Say hello to our 'Meals from the Heart' colleagues in Australia 🇦🇺 who take turns cooking delicious food for Ronald McDonald House Charities, an independent charity helping families of seriously ill children
14 events are planned across Canberra and Melbourne this year - great work from #TeamLeidos down under!
In support of Bravery Trust, two teams made up of our #TeamLeidos Australia colleagues cycled 100kms in last weekend's Around The Bay 2018 in Melbourne! Perfect weather to live the #bikelife 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🚴🚴🚴
Exterminate? Try INNOVATE It's #TeamLeidos vs the Daleks at #NatSciWk earlier this month for @Aus_ScienceWeek
#ScienceWeek
This week, Leidos Australia 🇦🇺 planted one of 62,000 knitted poppies on the lawns of the Australian War Memorial. The 62,000 poppies commemorate the number of Australian lives lost in the First World War. The Flanders poppy has long been a part of Remembrance Day, the ritual that marks the Armistice of 11 November 1918. The 100-year anniversary is coming up next month and Leidos is proud to be part of the special occasion. #HonourTheirSpirit